Originally Posted by
mschwett
i haven’t really studied frame geometry enough to know what all the differences would be, but I’ve always preferred the look of a smaller frame with a longer stem and maybe a few spacers (not a lot!) to a bigger frame. maybe I’m missing out!
For my new Tarmac, I went down in size from a 58 to a 56 - lighter and I wanted to be more compact on the frame. I have been watching old TdF videos during the Lance years. The bike setup seemed to stretch out the rider and the handlebars were wider.